TheTraveler:


This is one of my challenges too, here we barely boast of 3hrs of light, really disheartening.

I have planned changing location because of this.

May God help us.

I guess am blessed in that aspect... We usually have light for 18-20 hrs daily

50k indeed

Vuum ka -mma maria statement

TheTraveler:


Yeah, long term > short term.

What stack are you learning?

Web development. What of you?
I just started with HTML 2weeks ago

Konquest:

Awesome! Money doesn't
change a man, it only amplifies
what is already there.

On Counter note, Money and & power changes most men.... Check am well

Religion of peace indeed

"Focus on the long term goal, rather than the short term"..... Chris Sean

Personally, I took mine as a challenge since I have no interest in uni.
Dedicating 1yr against 4yrs... I just pray we get there

For tjose that will still go... Remember malleé for house. Your life means more to her

When arr they doing for boy child abi we no follow?

Proudly onye dot.
Ndi dot kwenu...

Mary18656:

I don't know how, please teach me. It's not really easy for some of us,and because it's family,we try not to think bad of their actions. It's my mum that vex me the most, because she's the one that allows my sister to treat me this way. She will even be the one to encourage her to go and fun

If that's the case..
1. Since you've already seen a house, drop a note for your sis any day you wish to leave but don't disclose you destination.
2. When your mum calls, don't ans instead send a text across to her narrating your ordeal.

3. Try your best not to talk to any of them instead send a text for at least a month. By then you must have gathered some courage to speak up.

I hope this helps

Mad ooo...
Proudly Onye dot.

I love mine but we all know that to excel in life you need to give up something and this job happens to be one of them

Mbappe my man... Keep excelling

stanliwise:

Now it is wizkid you nor condemn youth and preach to them to use the ticket money to feed their parent.
But for BBN you will start to preach dust

Oga abeg free the man

But they can siphon 9ja funds?
Bunch of efulefus

Goodluck but gbado Anya nah Lagos u dey

Nice analysis but remember that all that glitters isn't gold.
The end goal is to live a happy and successful life and not the competition kind of life

NwekeUG:
Fans gift Big Brother Naija star, Saga an iPhone 13 and a money cake the height of Zuma rock, IgbereTV reports.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3A5eaA9gt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

See video below.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKflWrHMbjA

Never seen the rock ooo
But the exaggeration fit kill Bu-bu

My current boss who is a mega millionaire but you can never know if dem no tell you. He Lives a simple bachelor life (His family is in another state).
He gives for a living. Imagine getting 75% extra on alowee on top the normal salary.
The only disadvantage is when he's angry (which doesn't last up to an hr) just give am 100m space

Oga me your generation no go ever beg

Studymore123:


Thanks for this interesting piece. I don't subscribe to under-pay. The truth is you can't be paid as a dev in the US. One of the beauty of remote work is to cut cuts and Nigeria, India and many Eastern European countries fall under this category.

Many companies I know have a range depending on your skill set because if you are under-payed, you'll leave and so they want to pay you a commensurate amount to keep you in the team. It costs a lot to find and hire an employee.

You also have to note that there's no shortage of devs but good devs, many top companies receive over 100k applications each year and they have to sort through all of that to pick the right candidates. Right now there are thousands of open positions but why are they not getting filled? Finding the right guy for the job and sometimes the right guy can turn down the offer. You may have heard of some devs in Eastern Europe turning down over 300k offers with several pecks.

My point is if you are a right fit for the job you will be paid the appropriate sum but [b]if you think is easy getting 150k jobs [/b]just because an average dev in US receive such good luck.

For your last para, some of the companies will simply tell you the price they are willing to pay but most of them turn the other way asking you... And that's where many developers get it wrong by quoting a lesser amount converting to naira even b4 they deal

I don't know why its so difficult for some people to take some hard decisions that will help their life.
The thought of what your mum will say, how your sis will react and the "innocent kids" seems to be the issue here.
The only one that might bother you the most is the kids. But if you really want the best for yourself, then you have to leave asap

Am the quiet type but I don't mind what anyone says or thinks when I take decisions in this aspect, mum inclusive

RIP to the wife. May God console their children

JFOD:


Hmm , that sounds aggressive (I'm not sure of your intention but I think you mean well though, because you attached a link).

I'm actually aware of Glassdoor (what you first referenced) and payscale.

OP said someone who knows his/her onions should shoot for 4k.

According to pay scale, a junior back end developer annual salary starts from 60+ (around 5k per month).

Can you see the difference?

Another thing is, I don't think a person with 2-3 active exp can be categorised as a junior (so if I'm to go with that, its going to be higher than that).

Almost twice of what OP quoted if not more than

@bolded1... they are ready to pay more if you can prove your worth. But don't go below $2500

JFOD:
Interesting

I'd be grateful if someone could list pay range per years of experience.

0-1
1-2
2-3

Do the job yourself
Visit payscale.com/rcsearch.aspx?category

Mary18656:

I have friends already,and I have saved enough for house rent

Move out then.... Drop a letter but never tell her your location

Mary18656:

How please, teach me. What is activate laagos life?

Make few good friends that you can rely on, they will surely help you out.
As a Nanny, you should be able to at least afford your basic needs but you have been doing it for her free without any agreement

She's not the listening type is just cuz you're too soft. If you can't talk to her then send her a mail asking; Her plan for you cuz you're tired of your nanny type of life.
If she threatens to send you back then you have no choice than to leave the house before it becomes too late

Mary18656:
Hi everyone! I need your advice
First of all,I want to say I have been suffering from serious depression now, and that makes me misplace items, forget things, etc

I am the last born In a family of 4, I am naturally aan independent person,I like to take care of myself. . All my life I have not being myself, trying to make ends meet, going to school and learning handwork. While doing this, aside for my parents paying school fees, and giving me small money sometimes, I'm the one that take care of the rest of the bills through working while in Nigeria. My parents/siblings are 100% non supportive of things I do or skills I learn, and all they do is to condemn it and condemn me. I learned makeup and sewing, and I'm good at both. Many of my boss, I do free house chores for them so as to teach me well, and to give me time before completing the money I'm supposed to pay, sometimes,they insult me as they like even when I'm older than them, but I take those things with joy. So this started since 2010 when I entered the university,infact I don't have time to dress well,I just endured for all the years. Because I have the believe once I finish,I will dress well and look good, and do what I like, just like all others.
I finished everything (schooling,skill learning),2years back, but when it's time for me to rest, my sister was doing wedding, for 4months,I was the one doing the up and down,no time still, then afterwards,there was COVID-19 lockdown,then when I should have time for myself,my sister want to pack to new house, I was with her for 2months, after I left to rest, she born,I was the one that was with her for months. All this times, any free moment I have,I use it to hustle. Now after she is fine and her baby is big,I left again to my house to establish my business because I'm pretty good at it, my other sister paid for my flight and I travel to the US, this my sister has never helped me or support me with anything before, and she's very rich (recieves 1million monthly payment),so the traveling thing was the only thing she has done for me. And before I travel, I spent another 2months doing stuffs for her,I was buying things, everyday in the market(she doesn't give me even transport fare o) so i finally went to the United States. When I got to her house, for three months, I am the one doing all the house chores, and taking care of her kids,while she leaves and do what she likes. Also in US, she didn't buy anything for me, aside the foods I'm eating, which I can't even eat what I want, and her foods are not what I would eat. I connected online and started doing makeup for few people,they will come and I will do mke up for them, that's how I get small money to buy the food I started eating after 2weeks that I got here. And some cloths and shoes that I sneakingly went to buy after taking the children to school. I literally become a single mother of 3 since the past 4months, and I sneakily buy the food I eat whenever she's not home. She tells me when to sleep and control my life. Living like this is crazy and I'm depressed everyday, because I can't even have friends,I don't have clothes,I am not able to exercise or behave like an adult. I'm still being treated like a 15years old girl, and I have not actually had the freedom I wanted since 10years back,I have been living on let me endure,etc.
My sister is not allowing me to work because I won't be able to stay with the kid,and anytime I try to tell her I need to,she will be say she paid for my flights,she paid for that. I'm a legal resident (didn't just include the story).

I will be 27years tomorrow, and I just feel like killing myself as breathing is difficult for me when I think back and see that I'm still suffering after many years. And I still can't live my normal life despite I'm well educated(started PhD before moving to the US), not handicapped and I have nothing less than 5skills.
But I can't even establish them as I wanted, and not like I can't, and all I do is sit and play with kids everyday. That is depressing, it's painful to see people that aren't as smart as me,or as educated as me or as skillful as ass me living their life as they wanted,and me is just stuck, can't even eat what I wanted without sneaking it

Now when I hear people die,I just feel like they are lucky, because I have been praying for death but it didn't come and I can't kill myself

Note*my sister is not the one that cares or listen so please,no option of talking to reason with her

You've been there for some months now and so should have some knowledge about how things work there. If she has no right to forcefully bring you back here, then activate Lagos life with wisdom.

Mary18656:

But nah she pay my tfare and paid for the process of me getting to US

You're too soft so I doubt you will take any hard suggestion.

Lindner:


I receive at least one email per week with the same question. I hope to create a thread soon where I'll share my own journey and practical tips to transition from a learner to landing the first remote job. I can't address it here cos it'll be too long. The problem is alot of people are learning which is good but they're doing so in a way that makes them unattractive to employers especially foreign companies.

Not to brag but I got my first remote role just 4 months after I started learning. I ascribe that to favour and the fact that I had a clear path to follow which others too have followed and achieved the same result. There is no secret here whatsoever, everything is available in public space for free. Of course, individual realities will differ.

It will surely be an interesting read. We will be waiting then.

@OP nah the normal Gra Gra dey worry you.... Last last you go dey alright

Elders in the biz dey advise you now but u no wan hear. Forget all these sugar coated stories u read. When you read stories of how they hack their girlfriend's WhatsApp and also how they where able to hack access bank, u go just dey assume say u deduct #100 from each customer... vuum u are made .... Nah wash!


Oga am not saying you can't make it but people who started the way u did mostly got stranded and gave up.

Research properly

I believe it's mostly caused by lack of exposure... You can't expect someone who have been learning for +7months without a tangible income source to turn down an offer just like like.
I bet 70% of the "gurus" will do the same if they where in there shoes.
More awareness will help a lot